Maersk’s warehouses at ports in Shanghai have partially resumed operations, following a shutdown of the city due to the pandemic. In a statement, the world’s second-largest container shipping company said […]
lun 25/04/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Trasmed’s new campaign represents a declaration of intent to transmit the three main axes of its business philosophy: freedom, leadership and sustainability. With this advertising initiative, Trasmed aims to reflect […]
jeu 21/04/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
In the face of container shortages and port congestion, Lidl has become the latest major organisation to launch its own shipping line. According to Maritime Executive, Lidl plans to start […]
mer 13/04/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
As of 1st March, Maersk has temporarily suspended new bookings for ocean, air and intercontinental rail shipments to and from Russia. The suspension covers all Russian gateway ports. A statement […]
mer 09/03/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
As Hong Kong tightens its Covid-19 restrictions amidst record new infections, consumers face a vegetable shortage due to truck drivers testing positive being unable to bring supplies from mainland China. […]
mar 15/02/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Shipping companies’ profits were up by 900% to around $150 billion in 2021, according to a Bloomberg report. And with ocean shipping rates expected to high elevated well into 2022, […]
lun 31/01/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
South Korea’s antitrust watchdog has fined 23 domestic and foreign shippers a combined 96.2 billion won (US$80.84 million) for price-fixing. Among these were three Taiwanese container shippers: Evergreen Marine Corp, […]
mer 26/01/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
With over 7,000 containers loaded with Chilean cherries arriving in Hong Kong’s port over this period, the current slow customs clearance is a real problem, according to industry insiders. While […]
lun 24/01/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) has overtaken Maersk to become the world’s largest container shipping line in terms of capacity, according to data published by Alphaliner. MSC’s fleet can carry 4,284,728 […]
mer 19/01/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Reefer container rates are forecast to climb even faster than dry cargo rates in 2022, according to Drewry’s recently published Reefer Shipping Annual Review and Forecast 2021/22 report. “As trade […]
lun 03/01/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
On November 19th, 2021, the first electric self-propelling container ship, called Yara Birkeland, was inaugurated in Oslo.
ven 10/12/2021 by Amanda Cardinal
The port of Valencia is considered a strategic hub in the Mediterranean for reefer maritime traffic.
ven 03/12/2021 by Luis Enrique Juvinao
